German army accidentally issues uniforms with 'SS' labels

German soldiers mistakenly issued uniforms with ‘SS’ labels

In a sartorial blunder, the German Ministry of Defense issued jackets bearing labels marked SS – apparently for “small, short” – and quickly ordered soldiers to rip them off.

German army uniforms mistakenly issued with 'SS' labels printed on them

While German law bans the display of Nazi iconography, the distribution of over 300,000 pieces of combat equipment with the combination of the letters 'SS' fell through the net

German army accidentally issues uniforms with 'SS' labels

German law bans the display of any of Nazi iconography, with the combination of “S” and “S” even being forbidden from car number plates